In the midst of the tributes that were paid to the composer, singer and accordion player, Omar Antonio Geles Suárez, After his death due to a heart attack, on the night of May 21, there was the delivery of posthumous honors, which their relatives received.
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This was carried out in the Alfonso López de Valledupar square, dwhere the body was placed in a burning chamber for two days, where different Vallenato music artists performed the songs of the young minstrel, while his family and close friends mourned his indefinite absence.
The distinctions in style notes were the responsibility of the Senate of the Republic, the senator Didier Lobo, the House of Representatives, the Government of Cesar, the Mayor’s Office of Valledupar, the Departmental Assembly of Cesar, the Municipal Council, Popular University of Cesar, and the Foundation of the Vallenata Legend Festival.
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Wilfran Castillo, who is the nephew of Omar Geles, indicated that there were words to describe what the family feels.
“We are very grateful to everyone for supporting Omar Geles since he was a child. Needless to say, old Hilda, I can only metaphorize it, Omar would have been so hurt by the death of his mother that he preferred to leave first. “It is my turn to put myself in front of the family to be the shield to be the strongest,” he expressed. Wilfran Castillo.
While the decorations were being handed out, the family’s pain was felt more since the time of the funeral was approaching and it was going to be the last time they would be able to see his body.
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The president of the Society of Authors and Composers of Colombia, Rafael Manjarrez, He said that they are in mourning, having lost one of the most emblematic and prestigious composers.
“Sayco expresses the most heartfelt message of condolence to his family, Doña Hilda, his wife, children and brothers. We feel that we have lost one of the most current and current figures that Vallenata music and Colombia had. Before God we presented a brilliant accordionist, an extraordinary composer and a man committed to his profession and vocation of service, and he left us,” highlighted Rafael Manjarrez.
The mayor of Valledupar, Ernesto Orozco, in an emotional message expressed that, “Talking about Omar is very easy, many memories come at different stages of life, I never thought of saying goodbye to this friend and brother in this painful situation. We became friends since school, when we admired him, because he was already the star of Los Diablitos and it was a privilege to be the companion of an idol. It was a reference to an incredible love from son to mother and mother to son, which became a song and inspiration for a musical genre,” said the president.
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The governor of Cesar was also present, Elvia Milena Sanjuánwho recalled that in 2023, Omar Geles was given the wax statue along with a tribute in the Doce de Octubre neighborhood.
“The most beautiful musical works of poets, performers and minstrels today fade away little by little. They sit in heaven waiting for him Diomedes Díaz, Rafael Escalona, Calixto Ochoa, Martín Elías, Kaleth Morales and other references of vallenato music. It will be difficult for the family and vallenatos lovers to live without you. Before saying goodbye we thank him for everything he did for music, the blessed legacy he leaves us can never be forgotten. Goodbye Omar, you are leaving for eternity, you leave our souls beaten, but your image will remain alive and even though on the paths of life we have to miss you every day,” the ruler stated in Cesar.
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After this, the religious ceremonies were carried out by the apostle Gabriel Rocha of the Cathedral of the Kingdom church, and the Catholic priest José Enrique Iseda.
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